WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
26 August 2005 
 (05-3586) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES  
 
New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1  
of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement  
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Addendum  
 
  The following addendum to the notification of  the European Community relates to subsidy 
programmes of Austria
. 
 
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 AUSTRIA  
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
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1. AID SCHEME "GUIDELINES ON THE GRANTING OF AID TO THE 
NATIONAL  INDUSTRIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES-OLD VERSION" ...............................................................................................5
 
2. AID SCHEME "GUIDELINES ON THE GRANTING OF AID TO THE 
NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
MEASURES - NEW VERSION" ............................................................................................6  
3. AID SCHEME "GUIDELINES ON THE GRANTING OF AID TO THE 
MANAGEMENT OF ABANDONED POLLUTED SITES" ................................................7  
4. AID SCHEME "GUIDELINES ON THE GRANTING OF AID TO THE 
WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES".........................8  
5. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 27A OF THE 
LABOUR  MARKET PROMOTION ACT (LMPA) 1969 AS AMENDED IN 1994".......................................................................................................................... .................9
 
6. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 35A OF THE 
LABOUR MARKET PROMOTION ACT (LMPA) 1969 AS AMENDED IN 
1994".......................................................................................................................... ...............11  
7. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 51A SECTIONS 3 
TO 5 OF THE LABOUR MARKET PROMOTION ACT (LMPA) 1969 AS AMENDED IN 1994"..............................................................................................................1 2
 
8. AID SCHEME "ERP-TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME" .................................................13  
9. AID SCHEME "ERP-SME-TEC HNOLOGY PROGRAMME" .......................................14  
10. AID SCHEME "ERP-REGIONAL PROGRAMME" ........................................................16  
11. AID SCHEME "ERP-TOURISM PROGRAMME"...........................................................17  
12. AID SCHEME "ERP TRANS PORT-PROGRAMME" .....................................................18  
13. AID SCHEME "SPECIAL ERP-PROGRAMME FOR A TECHNOLOGY AND 
GROWTH INITIATIVE; PART ‘R.&D.-GROWTH-PROGRAMME, R.&D.-
COOPERATION PROJECTS’" ...........................................................................................19  
14. AID SCHEME "SPECIAL ERP-PROGRAMME FOR A TECHNOLOGY AND 
GROWTH  INITIATIVE; PART ‘SME-TECHNOLOGY-GROWTH-PROGRAMME’".................................................................................................................... 21
 
15. AID SCHEME "SPECIAL ERP-PROGRAMME FOR A TECHNOLOGY AND 
GROWTH INITIATIVE; PART ‘REGIONAL-GROWTH-PROGRAMME FOR 
MEDIUM- SIZED  BUSINESSES’" .....................................................................................22  
16. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE BY ECO PLUS LOWER AUSTRIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, LTD. TO REGIONAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN LOWER AUSTRIA" .......................................................23
 
17. AID SCHEME "GUARANTEES FOR DEFENSIVE MEASURES IN 
CARINTHIA”..................................................................................................................... .....24   G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 18. AID SCHEME "DEFICIENCY GUARANTEES FOR OFFENSIVE 
MEASURES IN CARINTHIA”.............................................................................................25  
19. AID SCHEME "REGIONAL INVESTME NT PROMOTION PROGRAMME" ...........26  
20. AID SCHEME "LOWER AUSTRIAN INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION PROGRAMME"..........................28  
21. AID SCHEME "JOB PREMIUM IN ASSISTED AREAS NO. 1 OF LOWER AUSTRIA"....................................................................................................................... ........29
 
22. AID SCHEME "LOWER AUSTRIA N PARTICIPATION MODEL" .............................30  
23. AID SCHEME "PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 
ENTERPRISES"................................................................................................................... ..31 
24. AID SCHEME "START-UP FINANCING MODEL"........................................................32  
25. AID SCHEME "PROMOTION OF  MARKET EXPLORATION" ..................................33  
26. AID SCHEME "PROMOTION OF COOPERATIONS" ..................................................34  
27. AID SCHEME "PROMOTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, FOUNDATION 
AND STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT" ...........................................................................35  
28. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE MEASURES BY THE LOWER AUSTRIAN BORDER REGION PROMOTION COMPANY, LTD."...................................................36
 
29. AID SCHEME "AID MEASURES WITHIN THE ‘OBJECTIVE-2-AREA’-PROGRAMME SALZBURG 2000 - 2006"..........................................................................37
 
30. AID SCHEME "GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN VORARLBERG" .................................................................................................................... 39
 
31. AID SCHEME "SUBSIDIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONNECTING 
RAILWAYS"...................................................................................................................... .....40  
32. AID SCHEME "SUBSIDIES FOR INTENSIFIED USE OF BIOMASS ON 
ENERGETIC PURPOSES"...................................................................................................41  
33. AID SCHEME "VIENNA INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION 
PROGRAMME" ..................................................................................................................... 42 
34. AID SCHEME "VIENNA INNOVATION PROMOTION PROGRAMME FOR 
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH  AND DEVELOPMENT".......................................................43  
35. AID SCHEME "VIENNA STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME".....................................................................................44  
36. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE TO THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF 
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES" ............................................................45  
37. AID SCHEME "TOP-TOURISM -PROMOTION 2001 - 2006" ........................................46  
38. AID SCHEME "SMALL TRAD E CREDIT PROGRAMME"..........................................47  
39. AID SCHEME "GUARANTEES FOR ENTERPRISES IN TOURISM 1999 - 
2003".......................................................................................................................... ...............49  
40. AID SCHEME "AUSTRIAN INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROMOTION FUND 
(AIRPF)"....................................................................................................................... ...........50  
41. AID SCHEME "ITF-SEEDFINAN CING PROGRAMME 2002".....................................51  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 42.
 AID SCHEME "PROGRAMME FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE MULTI-
MODAL TRANSPORTATION ROAD - RAIL - SHIP" ....................................................52  
43. AID SCHEME "PILOTPROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERMODALTRAFFIC AND FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF PROJECTS IN THE MULTIMODAL TRAFFIC ON  THE WATERWAY DANUBE"............................54
 
44. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE TO THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER 
MANAGEMENT BY MEANS OF THE REGION OF STYRIA".....................................55  
45. AID SCHEME "NÖ.F.I.T.2006TOP" ...................................................................................56  
46. AID SCHEME "PARTICIPATION IN THE TOURIST INDUSTRY WITHIN THE LOWER AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION MODEL".................................................57
 
47. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE INNOVATION AND TECHNO LOGY FUND (ITF)" ........................................................58
 
48. AID SCHEME "REGIONAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOCAL POINT 
PROGRAMME (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - FOCAL POINT: ‘STRENGTHENING 
THE  REGIONAL  ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY', PART: 'REGIONAL 
PLANNING RELOCATION PROGRAMME’" .................................................................60  
49. AID SCHEME "SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR THE NATIONAL PARK 
REGION ‘HOHE TAUERN’ IN TYROL" ..........................................................................61  
50. AID SCHEME "IMPULSE PACKAGE TYROL 1999 - 2006" .........................................62  
51. AID SCHEME "REGIONAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOCAL POINT PROGRAMME (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - FOCAL POINT: ‘IMPROVEMENT 
OF THE INFRASTRUCTURA L ALPINE OFFER'".........................................................63
 
52. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE TO RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
INNOVATION AND  FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION" .........................................................64  
53. AID SCHEME "REGIONAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOCAL POINT PROGRAMME (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - FOCAL POINT: ‘ESTABLISHMENT 
OF ENERGY-RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROJECTS' - 
PARTS: 1) 'CONSTRUCTION OF BIOMASS HEATING SYSTEMS'; 2) 'OFF-HEATING AND REGAINING WARMTH ENERGY'; 3) 'ELECTRICAL HEAT PUMPS'" ................................................................................................................... ..66
 
54. AID SCHEME "DISTRICT HEATIN G PROMOTION PROGRAMME"......................67   G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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1. AID SCHEME "GUIDELINES ON THE GR ANTING OF AID TO THE NATIONAL  
INDUSTRIES FOR ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTION MEASURES-OLD 
VERSION" 
 1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Guidelines on the Granting of Aid to the National Industries for Environmental Protection Measures - Old Version (Note: The application of the new version is reported separately) 
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
 Main objective of this aid scheme was to provide economic assistance to environmental protection measures carried out by enterprises, no ma tter what the type of industry was, which the 
pertinent recipient belonged to.   4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Law on Federal Aid to Environmental Protec tion" of 1993, State Gazette Edition No. 185/93, 
and the "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid to the national Industries for environmental 
Protection Measures", based thereon  
 Authority in charge of supervising the application of the aid scheme:  Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forest ry, Environment and Water Management,  
 Division II, Department 3 - Sustainable Development and Environmental Promotion  
 Institution in charge of administrating the aid scheme:   Kommunalkredit Austria (KKA)   
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme were  provided as non-repayable cash grants. 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Recipients of the subsidies granted under this  aid scheme could be ente rprises in all kinds of 
industries, both manufacturing industries and service-related industries. In each specific case, the amount of aid committed depended on the quality and the value of benefit, which the pertinent 
investment project subsidized contributed to the environment and its protection. Generally speaking, 
one can say that the total subsidy amount, expressed in  terms of an aid intensity, usually ranged from 
ten per cent to thirty-five per cent of the volume of the environmentally eligible investment costs.  7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
 
 For 2004, no expenditure forecast was made any longer. In 2003, the year to be reported on, 
the total amount of new subsidy commitments was € 11,393,219.-. Actual subsidy payments amounted 
to a total of € 33,739,739.- in the pertinent year.     G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme had been app licable since 7 November 1996 and terminated 
with the inception of the "EC-approved" new versi on of the Guidelines on 2 April 2002. Both subsidy 
commitments made and subsidy payments still referre d to aid requests submitted on the basis of the 
expired Guidelines.   
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter had only got minimal effects on 
the international trade.  
2. AID SCHEME "GUIDELINES ON THE GRANTING OF AID TO THE NATIONAL 
INDUSTRIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES - NEW 
VERSION" 
 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Guidelines on the Granting of Aid to the National Industries for Environmental Protection Measures 
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to environmental 
protection measures carried out by enterprises, no matter what the type of industry is, which the 
pertinent recipient belongs to.   
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )  
 
Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: "Law on Federal Aid to Environmental Protection" of 1993, State Gaze tte Edition No. 185/93, as amended with State 
Gazette Edition No. 79/1998, and the "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid to the national 
Industries for environmental Protection Measur es", based there on Authority in charge of 
supervising the application of the aid scheme: Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, E nvironment and Water Management, Division II, 
Department 3 - Sustainable Developm ent and Environmental Promotion  
 Institution in charge of administrating the aid scheme:  
 Kommunalkredit Austria (KKA)   
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants. 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Recipients of the subsidies granted under this  aid scheme may be enterprises in all kinds of 
industries, both manufacturing industries and service-re lated industries. In a specific case, the amount  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 of aid committed depends on the quality and the valu e of benefit, which the pertinent investment 
project subsidized contributes to the environment and its protection. Generally speaking, one can say 
that the total subsidy amount, expressed in terms of an aid intensity, usually ranges from ten per cent 
to fifty per cent of the volume of the environmentally eligible investment costs.  
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments   
  For 2004, the total expenditure forecast on subsid ies was € 58,000,000. In 2003, the year to be 
reported on, the total amount of new subsidy commitments was € 29,005,256. Actual subsidy 
payments amounted to a total of € 6,348,797 in the pertinent year.  
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 2 April 2002 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity, 
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade. 
    
3. AID SCHEME "GUIDELINES ON THE GRANTING OF AID TO THE 
MANAGEMENT OF ABANDONED POLLUTED SITES" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Guidelines on the Granting of Aid to the Management of abandoned polluted Sites   2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to measures aiming at the 
rehabilitation of contaminated sites. Priority is give n to those contaminated sites which are registered 
in the national register of contaminated sites.   
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "Law on Federal Aid to Environmental Protecti on" of 1993, State Gazette Edition No. 185/93, 
as amended with State Gazette Edition No. 79 /1998, and the "Guidelines on the Granting of 
Aid to the Management of abandoned polluted Sit es", as amended, based there on Authority in 
charge of supervising the application of the aid scheme: 
 Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Division II, 
Department 3 - Sustainable Developm ent and Environmental Promotion  
 Institution in charge of administrating the aid scheme:   Kommunalkredit Austria (KKA)    G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants.  6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided bo th to enterprises and to local authorities in 
favour of the management of aba ndoned polluted sites. Subsidies are granted as long as those pertinent 
contaminated sites are registered in the "Austria n Register for Contaminated Sites". Normally, the 
rehabilitation measures taken last from one to ten years. In a specific case, the amount of aid 
committed depends on the quality and the value of benefit, which the pertinent investment project 
subsidized contributes to the rehabilitation of the ab andoned polluted site and its  protection. Generally 
speaking, one can say that the total subsidy, expr essed in terms of an aid intensity, usually varies 
between fifty-five and ninety-five per cent of the total eligible costs of investment.   
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Total amount of new subsidy commitments in 2003: € 31,838,863.-   Total amount of actual subsidy payments in 2003: € 90,815,917.-   Total expenditure forecast for the e xpected subsidies in 2004: € 50,000,000.- 
 Average aid intensity of the subsidies comm itted in 2003: between 55 and 95 per cent of the 
rehabilitation costs 
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 31 May 2002 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.   9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade.     
4. AID SCHEME "GUIDELINES ON THE GRANTING OF AID TO THE WASTE 
WATER MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Guidelines on the Granting of Aid to the Wast e Water Management in industrial  Enterprises 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to waste water 
management projects carried out by enterprises, no matter what the type of industry is, which the 
pertinent recipient belongs to.    G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Law on Federal Aid to Environmental Protecti on" of 1993, State Gazette Edition No. 185/93, 
as amended with State Gazette No. 79/1998, and the "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid to the 
Waste Water Management in industrial Enterpri ses", as amended, based there on Authority in 
charge of supervising the application of the aid scheme: Federal Ministry for Agriculture, 
Forestry, Environment and Water  management, Division II, Department 3 - Sustainable Development and Environmental Promotion  Ins titution in charge of administrating the aid 
scheme:  
 Kommunalkredit Austria (KKA)   
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants. 
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Recipients of the subsidies granted under this  aid scheme may be enterprises in all kinds of 
industries, both manufacturing industries and service-re lated industries. In a specific case, the amount 
of aid committed depends on the quality and the valu e of benefit, which the pertinent investment 
project subsidized contributes to the environment and its protection. Generally speaking, one can say 
that the total subsidy, expressed in terms of an ai d intensity, usually amounts to a maximum of thirty-
five per cent of the volume of the environmentally eligible investment costs.  
7. Total amount pf subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  In 2003, the year to be reported on, the total amount of new subsidies committed was 
€ 2,370,117. Actual subsidy payments amounted to  € 6,774,090 in the previous year. The total 
expenditure forecast for the expected subsid ies in 2004 amounted to € 5 million.   
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 23 September 2002 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity. 
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade. 
    
5. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 27A OF THE LABOUR 
 MARKET PROMOTION ACT (LMPA) 1969 AS AMENDED IN 1994"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Assistance pursuant to Chapter 27a of th e Labour Market Promotion Act (LMPA) 1969 as 
amended in 1994   G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
 Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to labour-market-orientated investment projects.  4. Background and authority for the subsidy (incl uding the identification of the Legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Chapter 27a of the "Labour Market Prom otion Act (LMPA) 1969 as amended in 1994" and 
"Guidelines on the Granting of Aid pursuant to Chapter 27a of the ‘Labour Market Promotion 
Act (LMPA) 1969 as amended in  1994’", based thereon   
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Federal Ministry for Economy and Labour, General Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market"   
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants, as low-interest 
loans ("soft loans") or as guarantees.  6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provide d mainly to enterprises in the manufacturing 
industries.    7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount bud geted for the subsidy and subsidy commitments
 
 
 Regarding the year 2004, the total amount budge ted for the state aid measures under this aid 
scheme, the aid scheme "Assistance pursuant to Ch apter 35a of the Labour Market Promotion Act 
(LMPA) 1969 as amended in 1994" and the aid scheme  "Assistance pursuant to Chapter 51a 
Paragraph 3 to 5 of the Labour Market Promoti on Act (LPMA) 1969 as ame nded in 1994" equalled 
€ 28.338 million. In 2003,  the year to be reported on, the total amount of non-repayable cash grants 
committed was € 363,370, the volume of committed lo w-interest loans amounted to € 396,185.28.-. 
The total amount of actual payments on grants w as € 116,589.52, while the payments on loans reached 
€ 396,185.28. There were neither made new guarantee commitments nor guarantee payments 
effectuated in the pertinent year.       8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "existing" aid scheme has been applicab le since 2 March 1994 and has got an unlimited 
duration of validity.  9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.      G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 6. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 35A OF THE LABOUR 
MARKET PROMOTION ACT (LMPA) 1969 AS AMENDED IN 1994"  
1. Title of the subsidy  
  Assistance pursuant to Chapter 35a of th e Labour Market Promotion Act (LMPA) 1969 as 
amended in 1994  
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to labour-market-orientated investment projects. 
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (incl uding the identification of the Legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Chapter 35a of the "Labour Market Prom otion Act (LMPA) 1969 as amended in 1994" and 
"Guidelines on the Granting of Aid pursuant to Chapter 35a of the ‘Labour Market Promotion 
Act (LMPA) 1969 as amended in  1994’", based thereon   
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Federal Ministry for Economy and Labour, General Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market"  
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided either as non-repayable cash grants, as low-interest loans ("soft loans") or as guarantees. Th e maximum period of the loans is four years.  
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided mainly to enterprises in the  manufacturing 
industries.    
7. Total amount budgeted, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and subsidy commitments
 
  Regarding the year 2004, the total amount budge ted for the state aid measures under this aid 
scheme, the aid scheme "Assistance pursuant to Ch apter 27a of the Labour Market Promotion Act 
(LMPA) 1969 as amended in 1994" and the aid sch eme "Assistance pursu ant to Chapter 51a 
Paragraph 3 to 5 of the Labour Market Promoti on Act (LPMA) 1969 as amended in 1994" equalled € 
28.338 million. Regarding the first half year of 2004, the total expenditure forecast on loans amounted 
to € 3,700,432.50. In 2003, the year to be re ported on, subsidy commitments on non-repayable cash 
grants reached € 6,651,702.97. There were neith er new loan commitments nor new guarantee 
commitments made last year. Actual payments on grants amounted to € 9,881,038.37, while there 
were neither payments on loans nor on guarantees.     
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 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "existing" aid scheme has been applicab le since 2 March 1994 and has got an unlimited 
duration of validity.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
7. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 51A SECTIONS 3 TO 5 
OF THE LABOUR MARKET PROMOTION ACT (LMPA) 1969 AS AMENDED IN 
1994"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Assistance pursuant to Chapter 51a Sections 3 to 5 of the Labour Market Promotion Act 
(LMPA) 1969 as amended in 1994    2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to labour-market-
orientated investment projects. 
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (incl uding the identification of the Legislation under 
which it is granted )   
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 Chapter 51a Sections 3 to 5 of the "Labour  Market Promotion Act (LMPA) 1969 as amended 
in 1994" and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid pu rsuant to Chapter 51a Sections 3 to 5 of 
the ‘Labour Market Promotion Act (LMPA) 1969 as amended in 1994’", based there on Authority and administrating state aid agency in  charge of granting the subsidies: Federal 
Ministry for Economy and Labour, General Direct orate "C1 - Economic Po licy",  Department 
2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market"  
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided either as non-repayable cash grants, as low-interest loans ("soft loans") or as guarantees.  
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided mainly to enterprises in the  manufacturing 
industries.   
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 7. Total amount budgeted, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and subsidy commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the total amount budgeted for this and the other two aid schemes for labour market promotion at the federal level was € 28.338 million. Regarding the first half year of 
2004, the expenditure forecast for grants was € 15,949,50 0.-. In 2003, the year to be reported on, both 
subsidy commitments and subsidy payments were only made for non -repayable cash grants. The total 
amount of commitments was € 13,161,000.- and the total amount of actual payments was 
€ 13,329,463.16.        8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 4 July 2000 and will terminate with 
31 December 2006.    9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
8. AID SCHEME "ERP-TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  ERP-Technology Programme  2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out in the field of research and development.   
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (incl uding the identification of the Legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "ERP-Fund Act" of 1962 and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ERP-Technology 
Programme", as amended 
 Authority in charge of supervising the application of this aid scheme:   Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour, Ge neral Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market"  
 Aid giving institution in charge of administ rating the scheme and granting the subsidies: ERP-
Fund  
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provi ded as low-interest loans ("soft loans") 
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 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to both manufacturers and industrial enterprises 
as well as enterprises in the production-related servi ce industries. The amounts of the low-interest 
loans committed depend on the total research and de velopment expenditures realised in the pertinent 
projects.  
 Mechanism of granting the subsidies:    -  application via an intermediary bank  -  decision by an independent commission on the commitment of the aid requested or the 
rejection of the aid request 
 -  payment, generally effectuated in two parts, after the cost-approval 
 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budge ted for the subsidy, total amount of subsidy 
commitments and total amount for subsidy payments  
 
 Total expenditure forecast on the s ubsidies in 2004: € 50,000,000.-   
 For a single project an enterprise may receive a maximum soft loan of € 7.5 million.  Regarding 2003, the year to be reported on, th e total amount of low-interest loans committed 
was € 34,686,000.-. The overall gross cash grant equivalent amounted to € 4,010,454.-. The 
total volume of the actual payments on subsidies reached € 15,498,500.-. 
 Distinction regarding the gross value of the subsidy commitments: 
 Number of the projects where the pertinent subsidy was  € 1 million or below: 3  
     "   € 2 million or below: 1      "   € 3 million or below: 2       "   € 5 million or below: 2      "   over € 5 million: 3   
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 19 September 1997 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.    
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade. 
    
9. AID SCHEME "ERP-SME-TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  ERP-SME-Technology Programme  
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
 Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to innovative investment 
projects carried out by small and medium-sized enterprises.  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (incl uding the identification of the Legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "ERP-Fund Act" of 1962 and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ERP-SME-
Technology Programme", as amended 
 Authority supervising the application of this aid scheme:  Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour, Ge neral Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market"    
 Aid giving institution in charge of administ rating the scheme and granting the subsidies: ERP-
Fund  
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provi ded as low-interest loans ("soft loans") 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to both manufacturers and industrial enterprises 
as well as enterprises in the production-related service industries.  Mechanism of granting the subsidies:  
 -  application via an intermediary bank 
 -  decision by an independent commission on the commitment of the aid requested or 
the rejection of the aid request 
 -  payment, generally effectuated in two parts, after the cost-approval 
 
 A very small number of projects subsidized under this aid scheme is also cofinanced by the 
Structural Fund for Regional Development (SFRD).    7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budge ted for the subsidy, total amount of subsidy 
commitments and total amount of subsidy payments  
 
 Total expenditure forecast for the s ubsidies in 2004: € 60,000,000.-.   
 For a single project an enterprise may receive a maximum soft loan of € 7.5 million.  In 2003, the year to be reported on, the vol ume of soft loans committed was € 45,561,000.- 
with the total gross cash grant equivalent having am ounted to € 4,453,749.-. The total amount of actual 
payments on subsidies was € 39,651,000.-.  
 Distinction regarding the gross value of the subsidy commitments: 
 Number of the projects where the pertinent subsidy was  € 1 million or below: 23         "  € 2 million or below: 16       "  € 3 million or below: 5     8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 20 August 1997 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.    9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade.     G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 10. AID SCHEME "ERP-REGIONAL PROGRAMME" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  ERP-Regional Programme  
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
 Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out in specific "National Assisted Areas" pur suant to Article 87 Chapter 3 lit. a) and lit. c) of 
the EC-Treaty  
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )   
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "ERP-Fund Act" of 1962 and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ERP- Regional 
Programme", as amended 
 Authority in charge of supervising the application of this aid scheme: 
 Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour, Ge neral Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market"    
 Authority in charge of administrating the scheme and granting the subsidies:  ERP-Fund  
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provi ded as low-interest loans ("soft loans") 
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to both manufacturers and industrial enterprises 
as well as enterprises in the production-related service industries.  Mechanism of granting the subsidies: - application via an intermediary bank 
 -  decision by an independent commission on the commitment of the aid requested or 
the rejection of the aid request 
 -  payment, generally effectuated in two parts, after the cost-approval 
 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budge ted for the subsidy, total amount of subsidy 
commitments and total amount of subsidy payments   
 
 Total expenditure forecast for the subsidies in 2004: € 200,000,000.-.   
 Regarding the year 2003, the volume of soft loans committed was € 111,839,000.-. 
 The total gross cash grant equiva lent reached € 11,137,085.-.  
 Actual payments on subsidies amounted to € 112,453,468.36.     The maximum amount of aid committed for an en terprise per project may be € 7.5 million; in 
exceptional cases the amount may be even higher.    
   Distinction regarding the value of the subsidy commitments:    G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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  Number of the projects where the pertinent subsidy was  € 1 million or below: 24  
      "  € 2 million or below: 16        "  € 3 million or below: 6         € 5 million or below: 8       "  € over 5 million: 3 
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 30 July 1997 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.   
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade. 
    
11. AID SCHEME "ERP-TOURISM PROGRAMME" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  ERP-Tourism Programme 
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to tourist investment projects carried out by small and medium-sized enterprises or in "Assisted Areas"    4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "ERP-Fund Act" of 1962 and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ERP-  -Tourism Programme", as amended 
 Authority in charge of supervising the granting of aid under this aid scheme: 
 Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour, Ge neral Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market"  
 State aid agency in charge of administrating the aid scheme:      ERP-Fund  
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provi ded as low-interest loans ("soft loans") 
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to both companies offering accommodation and enterprises in the leisure time industry.   G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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  Mechanism of granting the subsidies:  
 -  application via an intermediary bank  -  decision by an independent commission on the commitment of the aid requested or 
the rejection of the aid request 
 -  payment, generally effectuated in two parts, after the cost-approval 
 
7. Total amount of subsidy / Annua l amount budgeted for the subsidy
 
  Total expenditure forecast for the subsidies in 2004: € 40,000,000.-  
 The amount of aid committed per project usually ranges from ATS 1 million to 
ATS 100 million. 
  In 2003, the year to be reported on, th e total amount of subsidy commitments was 
€ 38,340,000.-. The total gross cash grant equivale nt amounted to € 5,691,640 .-. The actual payments 
totalled € 36,890,069.31.  
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 3 September 1999 and has got an unlimited duration of validity.   
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade.   
 
12. AID SCHEME "ERP TRANSPORT-PROGRAMME"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  ERP-Loans to the Transport Industry   
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
 Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to investment projects in the fields of intermodal transport and combined forwarding.    4. Background and authority for the subsidy (incl uding the identification of the Legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "ERP-Fund Act" of 1962 and "Guidelines on the Granting of Loans to the Transport  Industry", as amended  Authority in charge of supervising the application of this aid scheme: 
 Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour, Ge neral Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market" 
 Aid giving institution in charge of administ rating the scheme and granting the subsidies: ERP-
Fund   G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 5. Form of the subsidy  
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provide d as low-interest loans ("soft loans"). 
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provi ded to companies in the transport sector. 
 Mechanism of granting the subsidies:   -  application via an intermediary bank  -  decision by an independent commission on the commitment of the aid requested or 
the rejection of the aid request 
 -  payment, generally effectuated in two parts, after the cost-approval 
 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budge ted for the subsidy, total amount of subsidy 
commitments and total amount of subsidy payments     
 
 Total expenditure forecast for the s ubsidies in 2004: € 5,000,000.-    
 In 2003, the year to be reported on, the tota l volume of subsidy commitments was € 0.-. The 
total gross cash grant equivalent amounted to € 0. Th e amount of actual payments was € 4,600,779.-.   
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 1 March 2002 and will terminate 
with 31 December 2006.  9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade.     
13. AID SCHEME "SPECIAL ERP-PROGRAMME FOR A TECHNOLOGY AND 
GROWTH INITIATIVE; PART ‘R.&D.-GROWTH-PROGRAMME, R.&D.-
COOPERATION PROJECTS’" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Special ERP-Programme for a Technology a nd Growth Initiative; Part R.&D.-Growth 
Programme, R.&D.-Cooperation Projects     
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by rapidly growing enterprises or by enterprises which enter into cooperation with other 
firms, with research centres or with universities.  
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 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "ERP-Fund Act" of 1962 and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the Special ERP- 
Programme for a Technology and Growth Initia tive; Part ‘R.&D.-Growth Programme, R.&D.-
Cooperation Projects’", as amended  
 Authority in charge of supervising the application of this aid scheme:  Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour, Ge neral Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market"  
 Aid giving institution in charge of administ rating the scheme and granting the subsidies: ERP-
Fund 
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provi ded as low-interest loans ("soft loans") 
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to both manufacturers and industrial enterprises 
as well as enterprises in the production-related service industries. 
 
 Mechanism of granting the subsidies:    -  application via an intermediary bank  -  decision by an independent commission on the commitment of the aid requested or 
the rejection of the aid request 
 -  payment, generally effectuated in two parts, after the cost-approval 
 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budge ted for the subsidy, total amount of subsidy 
commitments and total amount of subsidy payments   
  Total expenditure forecast on the subsidies in 2004: € 20,000,000.- 
 For a single project an enterprise may receive a maximum soft loan of € 7.5 million. 
 In 2003, the year to be reported on, th e total amount of subsidy commitments was 
€ 5,300,000.-. The total gross cash grant equivale nt amounted to € 970,400.-. The volume of actual 
subsidy payments was € 5,095,382.34.     In 2003, there were three projects s ubsidized with € 2million or below each. 
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 10 November 1997 and has got an unlimited duration of validity.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade. 
     G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 14. AID SCHEME "SPECIAL ERP-PROGRAMME FOR A TECHNOLOGY AND 
GROWTH  INITIATIVE; PART ‘SME-TECHNOLOGY-GROWTH-PROGRAMME’" 
1. Title of the subsidy  
  Special ERP-Programme for a Technology a nd Growth Initiative; Part SME-Technology-
Growth-Programme 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to innovative investment 
projects carried out by ra pidly growing sma ll and medium-sized enterprises.  
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "ERP-Fund Act" of 1962 and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the Special ERP- 
Programme for a Technology and Growth Initiative; Part ‘SME-Technology-Growth-
Programme’", as amended  
 Authority in charge of supervising the application of this aid scheme:  Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour, Ge neral Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market" 
 Aid giving institution in charge of administ rating the scheme and granting the subsidies: ERP-
Fund  
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provi ded as low-interest loans ("soft loans") 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to both manufacturers and industrial enterprises 
as well as enterprises in the production-related service industries. 
 Mechanism of granting the subsidies:  
 -  application via an intermediary bank  -  decision by an independent commission on the commitment of the aid requested or 
the rejection of the aid request 
 -  payment, generally effectuated in two parts, after the cost-approval 
 
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budge ted for the subsidy, total amount of subsidy 
commitments and total amount of subsidy payments     
  Total expenditure forecast for the subsidies in 2004: € 5,000,000.-   
 For a single project an enterprise may receive a maximum soft loan of € 7.5 million.  
 In 2003, the year to be reported on, the tota l amount of subsidy commitments was € 0.-. The 
gross cash grant equivalent amounted to € 0.-. Th e total amount of actual payments on subsidies 
reached € 384,000.-.     G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 15 October 1997 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade. 
    
15. AID SCHEME "SPECIAL ERP-PROGRAMME FOR A TECHNOLOGY AND 
GROWTH INITIATIVE; PART ‘REGIONAL-GROWTH-PROGRAMME FOR MEDIUM- SIZED  BUSINESSES’" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Special ERP-Programme for a Technology and Gr owth Initiative; Part "Regional-Growth  -
Programme for medium-sized Businesses"    2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to innovative investment 
projects carried out by rapidly growi ng companies in "Assisted Areas".  
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "ERP-Fund Act" of 1962 and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the Special ERP-
Programme for a Technology and Growth Initiativ e; Part ‘Regional-Growth-Programme for 
medium-sized Businesses’", as amended 
 Authority in charge of supervising the application of this aid scheme:  Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour, Ge neral Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - "Locational Policy and Internal Market" 
 Aid giving institution in charge of administ rating the scheme and granting the subsidies: ERP-
Fund  
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provide d as low-interest loans ("soft loans"). 
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to both manufacturers and industrial enterprises 
as well as enterprises in the production-related service industries. 
 Mechanism of granting the subsidies:   -  application via an intermediary bank  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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  -  decision by an independent commission on the commitment of the aid requested or 
the rejection of the aid request 
 -  payment, generally effectuated in two parts, after the cost-approval 
 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budge ted for the subsidy, total amount of subsidy 
commitments and total amount of subsidy payments     
  Total expenditure forecast for the subsidies in 2004: € 5,000,000.-   
 For a single project an enterprise may receive a maximum soft loan of € 7.5 million.   In 2003, the year to be reported on, no ne w subsidy commitments were made. The total 
amount of actual payments on subsidies reached € 0.-.  
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since late 1999 and will cease with 
31 December 2006. 
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade.    
 
16. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE BY ECO PLUS LOWER AUSTRIAN REGIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, LTD. TO REGIONAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN LOWER AUSTRIA" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Assistance by ECO PLUS Lower Austrian Regiona l Development Agency, Ltd. to Regional 
Investment Projects in Lower Austria    2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
 Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to regional investment 
projects carried out in the Province of Lower Austria.           4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 Company Contract having established ECO PLUS Lower Austrian Regional Development 
Agency, Ltd. and "Guidelines by ECO PLUS Lower Austrian Regional Development Agency, Ltd. on the Granting of Aid to Regional Investment Projects in Lower Austria”, as amended in 1999, based thereon   
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lowe r Austria, Department WST2 – Economic 
Assistance in cooperation with ECO PLUS Lowe r Austrian Regional Development Agency, 
Ltd.  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided e ither in the form of non-repayable cash grants 
or loans without interest payments.   
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are mainly pr ovided for municipalities, private investors and 
associations. There is no fixed amount per unit but a fluctuating one, determined by different features 
of the individual project (e. g. pr ofit- versus non-profit-orientation, lo cation, type of measure etc.). The 
mechanism for granting the subsidies is a two-step  procedure, resulting in a specific recommendation 
to the Regional Government of Lower Austria wh ich takes the final decision in each case.    
 7. Annual amount budgeted for the subs idy, subsidy commitments and payments
 
 
 For 2004, the total expenditure forecast on subsidies amounted to nearly € 30 million. In 2003, 
the year to be reported on, the volume of expe nditure commitments amounted to € 44.7 million 
including cofinancing. On average, the subsidy per project reached € 259,000.-. Actual subsidy 
payments of about € 43 million were eff ectuated in the pertinent year.    
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 29 May 1998 and will expire on 
31 December 2006.   9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
17. AID SCHEME "GUARANTEES FOR DEFENSIVE MEASURES IN CARINTHIA” 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Guarantees by the Regional Government of Carinthia for Defensive Measures      2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main purpose of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to Carinthian small and 
medium-sized enterprises with potential to develop,  but endangered to fail, through the provision of 
guarantees.     4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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  Decisions by the Regional Parliament of Carinthia dated 18 December 1997 and 
16 December 1999 as well as the Guidelines on th e Granting of Guarantees by the Regional 
Government of Carinthia for Defensive Measures, as amended in 2001   
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the guarantees: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Cari nthia, Department 4 - Financial Affairs and 
Economy; in addition, the Carinthian Economic  Assistance Fund provides consultancy in the 
decision-making process.     
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as guarantees.  
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to enterprises in the manufacturing industries 
and in the service-related industries, who have eith er their headquarters or a site in the Region of 
Carinthia and who are endangered in their existence.    7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
 
 The total amount of the 2004 budgetary frame for guarantees was € 3,634.- million. This 
volume also symbolizes the annual budget during the entire life-time of the pertinent aid scheme. Regarding 2003, the year to be reported on, one  guarantee amounting to € 68,000.- was subject to 
realization.  
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 9 July 2001 and will terminate with 
31 December 2006.  
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     18. AID SCHEME "DEFICIENCY GUARANTEES FOR OFFENSIVE MEASURES IN 
CARINTHIA” 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Deficiency Guarantees by the Regional Governme nt of Carinthia for Offensive Measures     
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
 Main addressees of subsidies under this aid scheme are enterprises with potentially successful 
products, who operate in the manufacturing industries, the service-related industries, in trade or in the G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 tourist industry and provide either infrastructure fo r the benefit of the Region or invest in tourist 
infrastructure.       4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Decisions by the Regional Parliament of Ca rinthia dated 16 May 2000 and 12 July 2000 as 
well as the Guidelines on the Granting of Defici ency Guarantees by the Regional Government 
of Carinthia for Offensive Measures, as amended in 2001   
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the guarantees: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Cari nthia, Department 4 - Financial Affairs and 
Economy; in addition the Carinthian Economic Assistance Fund provides consultancy in the 
decision-making process.     
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as deficiency guarantees.   6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Guarantees under this aid scheme are provided for Carinthian enterprises fulfilling the 
conditions laid down in the above-men tioned paragraph 4 and us ually cover fifty per cent of the risk of 
default.         7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  The total amount of the 2004 budgetary frame for guarantees was € 3.634.- million. This volume also symbolizes the annual budget during the entire life-time of the pertinent aid scheme. Regarding 2003, the year to be reported on, ther e were made neither new guarantee commitments nor 
guarantee payments.  
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 9 July 2001 and will terminate with 
31 December 2006.  
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
19. AID SCHEME "REGIONAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION PROGRAMME"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Regional Investment Promotion Programme 
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy  
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by enterprises in Lower Austria.  
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Regional Investment Promotion 
 Programme’", as amended in 1996      
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lo wer Austria, Department WST2 - Economic 
Assistance  
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the form of either non-repayable cash grants, low-interest loans ("soft loans") or  interest rate subsidies.  
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to enterprises both in the manufacturing industries and in the service-related industries. The conditions of the aid depend on the different types 
of aid administered. Regarding the non-repayable cash grants, the maximum aid intensities range from 
7.5 per cent to 37 per cent of the total volume of th e eligible investment costs, in each individual case. 
Regarding the low-interest loans ("soft loans"), the maximum volume of loan amounts to € 363,365.-, 
the period of loan is ten years without any repayment in the first two years, and the interest rate ranges 
from 0 per cent to five per cent. Regarding the inter est rate subsidies, the maximum basis which they 
may refer to amounts to € 1,453,457.-, the maximum peri od of interest rate subsidy is five years, and 
the interest rate subsidies range from two per cent to four per cent of the calculation basis at the 
maximum.         
 
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  For 2004, the annual amount budgeted for all thr ee types of aid equals € 25,000,000.-, with a 
separate distinction of this figure according to the forms of subsidy not bei ng available. In 2003, the 
year to be reported on, no new subsidy commitme nts on non-repayable cash grants were made. The 
volume of all the committed low-interest loans ("so ft loans") actually totalled € 2,879,032.- and the 
volume of all the committed  interest rate subsidi es actually totalled € 132,955.-. Concerning interest 
rate subsidies maximum aid intensities were 11.45 pe r cent for projects in regionally assisted areas and 
5.73 per cent for projects outside regionally assi sted areas. In 2003, subsidy payments on non-
repayable cash grants equalled € 218,018.50, paym ents for interest rate subsidies totalled € 
2,180,583.51 and payments for low-interest loans amounted to € 11,262,596.61.       8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 22 January 1996 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
20. AID SCHEME "LOWER AUSTRIAN INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION PROGRAMME" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Lower Austrian Innovation, Technology, Rese arch and Development Promotion Programme  
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide  economic assistance to immaterial investment 
projects as well as to research and development activi ties carried out by enterprises in Lower Austria. 
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Lower Austrian Innovation, Technology, 
 Research and Development Promotion Pr ogramme’", as amended in 1996      
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lo wer Austria, Department WST2 - Economic 
Assistance  
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the fo rm of either non-repayable cash grants or 
interest rate subsidies.  6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to enterprises both in the manufacturing industries and in the service-related industries. The s ubsidy conditions depend on the different types of 
aid administered. Non-repayable cash grants are provided up to a maximum gross aid intensity of fifty per cent including bonuses.   
 Interest rate subsidies are granted for credits  and loans amounting to a maximum of € 726,728. 
The maximum aid intensity for interest rate s ubsidies is fifty per cent including bonuses. The 
maximum period of credit / loan is five years, with the subsidy amounts reaching a maximum of five 
per cent of the calculation basis mentioned.     G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the total amount budgeted for the two types of aid equals € 3,000,000.-, with a separate distinction of this figure according to the forms of subsidy not being 
available. In 2003, the year to be reported on,  the volume of all the committed non-repayable cash 
grants actually totalled around € 600,000.-. The actual pa yments on grants amounted to € 2,860,000.-.  
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since February 2000 and will terminate 
with 31 December 2006.  9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
21. AID SCHEME "JOB PREMIUM IN ASSISTED AREAS NO. 1 OF LOWER 
AUSTRIA"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Job Premium in assisted Areas No. 1 of Lower Austria   2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to pr ovide economic assistance to employment-creation-
orientated investment projects carried out in  the assisted areas No. 1 of Lower Austria. 
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid by Job Premiums in assisted Areas No. 1 of Lower 
Austria", as amended in 1995      
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lo wer Austria, Department WST2 - Economic 
Assistance  
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants.   
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provi ded to Lower Austrian enterprises in the 
manufacturing industries and in the service-related i ndustries. The grant per new job created usually G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 amounts to € 2,180.-, with the pertinent recipient having to prove evidence of a minimum of two new 
jobs created. For the new jobs to be assisted, th e volume of the underlying investment costs must 
range from € 7,267.- to € 10,901.- at least.   7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding 2004, the total amount of the expe nditure forecast on the expected subsidies was 
€ 550,000.-. In 2003, the year to be reported on,  the volume of all the committed subsidies actually 
totalled € 179,982.-. The maximum gross aid intensiti es ranged from twenty per cent for subsidies to 
large enterprises to thirty per cent for subsidies to small and medium-s ized enterprises. In the pertinent 
year, the total amount of actual payments was € 184,341.-.      8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 29 June 1995 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.  9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
22. AID SCHEME "LOWER AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION MODEL"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Lower Austrian Participation Model  2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by enterprises in the Region of Lower Austria.  
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Lower Austrian Participation Model’", as 
 amended in 1997      
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lo wer Austria, Department WST2 - Economic 
Assistance  
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the form of equity capital.     G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to enterprises both in the manufacturing industries and in the service-related industries. E quity capital to be subsidized may amount to a 
maximum of ATS 10 million without any interest paym ents in the first three years of the pertinent 
participation and with interest payments at an in terest rate ranging from zero per cent to five per cent 
from the fourth to the tenth year of the pertinent pa rticipation, in each individual case. In addition to 
this, there is reimbursement depending on the profit.      7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding 2004, the total expenditure forecast equalled € 2,500,00.-. In 2003, the year to be 
reported on, there were no new subsidy commitment s made. The total amount of actual payments 
reached € 685,359.30.         
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 28 November 1997 and has got an unlimited duration of validity.   
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
23. AID SCHEME "PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 
ENTERPRISES"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Programme to promote the Establishment of Enterprises 
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by enterprises regarding the settlement in Lower Austria. 
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Programme to promote the Establishment  of 
Enterprises’", as amended in 1995      
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lo wer Austria, Department WST2 - Economic 
Assistance  
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 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the form of either non-repayable cash grants, low-interest loans ("soft loans") or  interest rate subsidies.  
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to enterprises both in the manufacturing industries and in the service-related industries. In  regionally assisted areas all enterprises may be 
subsidized. Outside regionally assisted areas larg e enterprises are excluded from subsidies under this 
scheme. Maximum aid intensities vary from 7.5 per cent to 37 per cent depending on the size of the 
recipient and its location.                     7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
 
 For 2004, no expenditure forecast on subsidies w as made any longer. In 2003, neither subsidy 
commitments nor subsidy payments were e ffectuated any longer.          
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 29 June 1995 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.  9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
24. AID SCHEME "START-UP FINANCING MODEL"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Programme to support the Start-up Financing   2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by enterprises regarding the settlement in Lower Austria. 
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Programme to support the Start-up Financing’"      
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lo wer Austria, Department WST2 - Economic 
Assistance   G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 5. Form of the subsidy  
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the form of either credit capital or guarantees.    6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to young entrepreneurs. Capital subject to 
financial assistance may range from € 36,336.- to a maxi mum of € 363,364.- at a fixed interest rate set 
with the secondary market rate plus 0.75 per cent.  Guarantees may reach a ma ximum of three per cent 
of the outstanding balance.                  
 
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding 2004, the total amount of the e xpenditure forecast on the expected subsidies 
equalled € 1,500,000.-. This budgeta ry frame referred to all types of aid provided under this 
programme. In 2003, the year to be reported on, no new subsidy commitments were made. There were 
not any subsidy payments either in the pertinent year.        8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 20 February 1998 and will 
terminate with 20 February 2003.  9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
25. AID SCHEME "PROMOTION OF MARKET EXPLORATION"   
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Promotion of Market Exploration  2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to enhanced measures of 
internationalisation taken by Lower Austrian enterprises.  
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Promotion of Market Exploration’"      
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lo wer Austria, Department WST2 - Economic 
Assistance  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the form of non-repayable cash grants.  6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to enterprises of both the manufacturing and the service-related industries. The maximum absolute subsidy amounts to € 20,000.- and the maximum aid 
intensity reaches fifty per cent of the eligible costs.      
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding 2004, the total amount of the e xpenditure forecast on the expected subsidies 
equalled € 250,000.-. In 2003, the year to be repor ted on, the amount of subsidies committed totalled 
€ 22,100.-, while the total actual payments amounted to € 38,625.-.     
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 19 June 2000 and will cease with 
31 December 2006. 
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.   
 
26. AID SCHEME "PROMOTION OF COOPERATIONS"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
      Promotion of Cooperations 
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to  provide economic assistance initiating the 
establishment of cooperations by Lower Austrian enterprises.   
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid for the 'Promotion of Cooperations'"   Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lo wer Austria, Department WST2 - Economic 
Assistance  
  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 5. Form of the subsidy  
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided in th e form of non-repayable cash grants up to a 
maximum aid intensity of fifty per cent.    
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to enterprises of both the manufacturing and the service-related industries. The granting of aid is car ried out in a two-step procedure. The maximum 
amount of aid is € 10,000.- in the fi rst phase and € 35,000.- in the second phase.                  
 
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding 2004, the total amount of the e xpenditure forecast on the expected subsidies 
equalled € 250,000.-. In 2003, the year to be reported on, the total new subsidy commitments 
amounted to € 24,400.-. The actual amount of paymen ts totalled € 42,558.16 in the pertinent year.  
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 21 December 2000 and will 
terminate with 31 December 2006. 
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
27. AID SCHEME "PROMOTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, FOUNDATION AND 
STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Promotion of the Establishment, F oundation and structural Improvement   
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to the establishment, the 
foundation and / or the structural improvement of enterprises in Lower Austria.  
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid to the Promotion of the Establishment, Foundation and 
structural Improvement" 
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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  Office of the Regional Government of Lo wer Austria, Department WST2 - Economic 
Assistance  
 5. m of the subsidy
 
 
 Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the form of non-repayable cash grants.   
 6. whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to enterprises of both the manufacturing and the 
service-related industries. The maximum aid intens ity depends on the size and the location of the 
recipient: For big enterprises outside "Assisted Are as" it is zero, for medium-sized enterprises it is 
7.5 per cent and for small enterprises it is 15 per cen t. Within "Assisted Areas" it ranges from 24 per 
cent to 37 per cent.                 
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding 2004, the total amount of the e xpenditure forecast on the expected subsidies 
equalled € 13,000,000.-. In 2003, the year to be reported on, the expenditure on subsidies committed 
amounted to € 606,332.-. The volume of actual payments was € 1,967,194.43 in the pertinent year.      
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 17 October 2000 and will terminate 
with 31 December 2006. 
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
28. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE MEASURES BY THE LOWER AUSTRIAN BORDER 
REGION PROMOTION COMPANY, LTD." 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Assistance Measures by the Lower Austrian Border Region Promotion Company, Ltd.  
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
with a strictly regional orientation, thus strengthe ning the economic development in those areas of the 
Province of Lower Austria bordering on the  "Candi date Countries" for an accession to the EU Czech 
Republic and Slovak Republic. Formerly, the schem e exclusively addressed to projects in Areas under 
Objective 5b, now it is primarily applied to projects in Areas under Objective 2.             G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Company Contract dated 25 June 1975, concl uded between the Federal Government of the 
Republic of Austria and the Regional Government  of Lower Austria, as amended in 1997, and 
"Guidelines on Assistance Measures by the Lower Austrian Border Region Promotion 
Company, Ltd.", as amended in 1999, based there on Authority and administrating state aid agency in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lower Au stria in cooperation with the Lower Austrian 
Border Region Promotion Company, Ltd. 
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as low-interest loans ("soft loans"). Generally, 
the period of loan is eight years, with the fi rst two years being free of any repayments.   
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided esp ecially to enterprises in the trade and in the 
manufacturing industries, which are located in the areas of the Province of Lower Austria bordering on 
the "Candidate Countries" Czech Re public and Slovak Republic.      
 7. Annual amount budgeted for the subs idy, subsidy commitments and payments
 
  The amount of the annual budgetary forecast  for 2004 totalled € 3.811 million. Regarding 
2003, the year to be reported on, both the total vol ume of the subsidies committed and the total volume 
of actual payments on subsidies amounted to € 3.81 1 million. In the pertinent year, the expenditure 
commitments on all low-interest loans resulted in a total gross cash grant equi valent of € 551,800, 
which corresponded to an average gross aid intensit y of 11 per cent in relation to the volume of 
eligible costs.       
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been appli cable since 1 February 2001 and will expire on 
31 December 2006.   
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     29. AID SCHEME "AID MEASURES WITHIN THE ‘OBJECTIVE-2-AREA’-
PROGRAMME SALZBURG 2000 - 2006" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Aid Measures within the "Objective-2-Area”–Programme Salzburg 2000 – 2006  
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to investment projects in the field of tourism and leisure, the manufacturi ng industries and related services as well as measures 
of cross sector regional development.               
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 Guidelines on "Aid Measures within the 'Obj ective-2-Area'-Programme Salzburg 2000 -  - 
2006"  
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Salz burg, Department 15 - Economy, Tourism and 
Energy  
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided in the form of non-repayable cash grants.   
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided for enterprises carrying out projects which aim 
at the realization of targets under the "Objec tive-2-Area”-Programme Salzburg 2000 – 2006. The 
programme specifically supports measures no. 3 and 4 in  the priority "tourism and leisure", measures 
no. 1 (in cooperation with the Austrian Industria l Research Promotion Fund), no. 2 (in cooperation 
with the ERP-Fund) and no. 4 in the priority for manufacturing sector and related secrives as well as 
the measures in the priority for cross sector regional development of the "Objective-2-Area"-
Programme Salzburg 2000 - 2006.         7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budge ted for the subsidy, total amount of subsidy 
commitments and total amount of subsidy payments  
  For 2004, the total expenditure forecast on subsidies amounts to € 1,852,893. In 2003, the year 
to be reported on, the volume of expenditure commi tments equalled € 1,736,768.-. In the pertinent 
year, actually subsidy payments of € 1,597,285.- were effectuated.    
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 12 September 2000 and will expire 
on 31 December 2006.   
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
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 30. AID SCHEME "GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN 
VORARLBERG" 
1. Title of the subsidy  
  Grants for Research and Development in Vorarlberg 
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to pr ovide economic assistance to the creation of new 
products and processes.          
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Guidelines on the Provision of Grants for R esearch and Development in Vorarlberg   
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of applying the scheme: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Vora rlberg, Department "VIa - General Economic 
Affairs"    
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided either as non-repayable cash grants or low-
interest loans.   6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided primarily to enterprises in the manufacturing 
industries and in the service-related industries.  
 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
 
 Regarding the year 2004, the total amount of the expenditure forecast on the expected 
subsidies was € 2,500,000.-, of which the amount of € 1,200,000.- was earmarked for grants and the amount of € 1,150,000.- was earmarked for loans. In 2003, the year to be reported on, the total amount of new subsidy commitments was around € 2,100,000. -, of which € 800,000,- referred to grants and 
€ 1,300,000.- referred to loans. The actual pa yments totalled around € 2,000,000.-, of which 
€ 900,000.- referred to grants and € 1,100,000.- referred to loans.           
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "existing" aid scheme has been applicab le since 2 March 1994 and has got an unlimited 
duration of validity.   
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 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
31. AID SCHEME "SUBSIDIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONNECTING 
RAILWAYS" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Provision of Subsidies for the Construction of Connecting Railways   
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to the infrastructure of 
rail haulage.           
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Guidelines on the Provision of Subsidies for the Construction of Connecting Railways   
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of applying the scheme: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Vora rlberg, Department "VIa - General Economic 
Affairs"    
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants.  
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided primarily to enterprises in the manufacturing 
industries and in the service-related industries.   
 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the total amount of the expenditure forecast on the expected 
subsidies was € 200,000.-. In 2003, the year to be reported on, the total amount of new subsidy 
commitments was € 281,006.40, which also constituted the sum of the actual subsidy payments.      
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 15 July 1996 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.    G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy  
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
32. AID SCHEME "SUBSIDIES FOR INTENSIFIED USE OF BIOMASS ON 
ENERGETIC PURPOSES" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Provision of Subsidies relating to the intens ified Use of Biomass on energetic Purposes 
through local Biomass Heating Facilities     2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to the reduction of carbon 
dioxide emissions.  
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 Guidelines on the Provision of Subsidies re lating to the intensified Use of Biomass on 
energetic Purposes through local Biomass H eating Facilities, as amended in 2001    
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of applying the scheme: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Vora rlberg, Department "VIa - General Economic 
Affairs"  
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants.   6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided primarily to enterprises in the manufacturing 
industries and in the service-related industries.     7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
 
 Regarding the year 2004, the total amount of the expenditure forecast on the expected subsidies was € 1,500,000.-. In 2003, the year to  be reported on, the total amount of new subsidy 
commitments was € 1,051,954.-and the sum of the actual subsidy payments totalled € 2,026,999.-.    
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
      This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been  applicable since 20 June 2001 and will  terminate 
with 30 June 2005.  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
33. AID SCHEME "VIENNA INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION 
PROGRAMME" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Vienna Innovation and Technology Promotion Programme   2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to research and 
development projects carried out by Viennese enterprises.         
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 Decision by the Vienna Municipal Council, dated 20 December 1996, and "Guidelines on the 
Granting of Aid under the ‘Vienna Innovation and Technology Promotion Programme’", as 
amended in 1996, based thereon   
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Vienna Municipal Government, Division "Muni cipal Directorate", Department" Coordination 
Office", in cooperation with the "Vienna Business Agency"      
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants.   
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided primarily to enterprises in the manufacturing 
industries and in the service-related industries.     7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the total amount of the expenditure forecast on the expected subsidies was € 2,909,218.-. In 2003, the year to be reported on, the volume of the actual subsidy 
commitments totalled € 5,187,676.-. The actual payments amounted to € 5,334,069.-.     
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 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it  
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme had been app licable since 6 September 1996 and terminated 
with the inception of the new aid scheme "Vienna  Innovation Promotion Programme for industrial 
Research and Development" on 2 July 2002. This me ans that as from that date no further aid requests 
under the pertinent scheme have been accepted any longer.   
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
34. AID SCHEME "VIENNA INNOVATION PROMOTION PROGRAMME FOR 
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Vienna Innovation Promotion Programme for industrial Research and Development 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to research and 
development projects carried out by Viennese enterprises.         
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 Decision by the Vienna Municipality Counc il, dated 14 December 2001, and "Guidelines on 
the Granting of Aid under the ‘Vienna Innova tion Promotion Programme for industrial 
Research and Development’", based there on   
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Vienna Municipal Government, Division "Muni cipal Directorate", Department "Coordination 
Office", in cooperation with the "Vienna Business Agency"      
 The aid scheme is financed by  the City of Vienna, the operative tasks are managed by the 
"CIT - Centre for Innovation and Technology"  
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants.  
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided primarily to enterprises in the manufacturing 
industries and in the service-related industries.   
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 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding 2004, the total amount of the expe nditure forecast on the expected subsidies was 
€ 6,771,534.-. In 2003, the year to be reported on, the volume of the actual subsidy commitments 
totalled € 4,854,303.-. Subsidy payments amounted to € 5,321.- in the pertinent year.    
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
      This "EC-approved" aid scheme had been applicable since 2 July 2002 and terminated with 
31 December 2004.   
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
35. AID SCHEME "VIENNA STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Vienna structural and environm ental Improvement Programme   
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by Viennese enterprises in the fields of environmental protection,  energy-saving and 
creation of employment.   
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 Decisions by the Vienna Municipality Council,  dated 20 December 1996, and 24 June 1998, 
as well as the "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Vienna structural and environmental Improvement Programme’", as ame nded in 1996 and in 1998, based thereon  
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Vienna Municipal Government, Division "Muni cipal Directorate", Department "Coordination 
Office", in cooperation with the "Vienna Business Agency"       
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants.  
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 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provide d to Viennese enterprises in the manufacturing 
industries and in the service-related industries.     
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the total amount of the expenditure forecast on the expected subsidies was € 3,950,000.-. The total amount of s ubsidy commitments equalled € 6,780,768.- in 2003. 
The average aid intensity accompanied with new ai d committed was 8.4 per cent. The actual payments 
on grants were € 5,387,502.- in 2003.     8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 16 April 1998 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.  9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
36. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE TO THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF SMALL 
AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Assistance to the Internationalisation of small and medium-sized Enterprises 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main purpose of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to investment  projects 
carried out by small and medium-sized enterpri ses in foreign countries. Main objective of the 
economic assistance under this subsid y programme is to reduce the risks involved in a foreign direct 
investment and its financing, so that in case of a pr oject failure the economic existence of the pertinent 
recipient is safeguarded.     4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "SME-Promotion Act", as amended in 1998, a nd "Guidelines on the Granting of ‘Assistance 
to the Internationalisation of small and me dium-sized Enterprises’", as amended, based 
thereon  
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cies in charge of granting the subsidies: G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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  Federal Ministry for Economy and Labour, General Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - Locational Policy and Internal  Market, in cooperation with the BÜRGES 
Promotion Bank Company, Ltd. 
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as guarantees. The maximum volume of  the eligible investment costs is ATS 10 million, which equals the maximum calculation basis for 
guarantees; the guarantees are granted at a maximum rate of eighty per cent, with the maximum guarantee term being ten years. 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are exclus ively provided to smal l and medium-sized 
enterprises investing in foreign countries. 
 
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  For the year 2004, a figure on the total budge tary forecast on the expenditures was no longer 
calculated. In 2003, the year to be reported on, th e volume of guarantee commitments equalled € 0.8 
million. The maximum aid intensity was seven per ce nt of the total amount guaranteed. There were not 
guarantees realized in the pertinent year.  8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "existing" aid scheme had been appli cable since 5 October 1994 and terminated on 
31 July 2001. On that day, the period for s ubmitting aid requests under this subsidy programme 
expired.   9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
37. AID SCHEME "TOP-TOURISM-PROMOTION 2001 - 2006" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  TOP-Tourism-Promotion 2001 - 2006 by th e Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main purpose of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by small and medium-sized enterprises in  the tourism and the leisure time industry. Main 
objective followed through this aid scheme is to improve  the general level of quality in these sectors.    
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 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "SME-Promotion Act", as amended, and "Guidelines on the TOP-Tourism-Promotion 2001 - 
2006 by the Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour", as amended in 2001, based thereon  
 Authority in charge of supervising the application of the aid scheme:     Federal Ministry of Economy and La bour, Department V/4 - Tourism Promotion  
    Administrating state aid agency in charge of granting the subsidies:     Austrian Hotel and Tourism Bank (AHTLB) Company, Ltd.   
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the fo rm of either interest rate subsidies or non-
repayable cash grants.    
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are exclus ively provided to smal l and medium-sized 
enterprises in the tourism and leisure time industry.  Total eligible costs of investments range from 
€ 0.3 million to € 21.6 million with an average of € 3.03 million per project. The average absolute 
interest rate subsidy for a credit with a usual term  of ten years amounts to € 151,690.-. The average 
grant for an investment project equals € 11,316.-.       7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
 
 For the year 2004, the expenditure forecast tota lled € 17,100,000.-. Concerning 2003, the year 
to be reported on, the volume of subsidy commitm ents amounted to € 25,824,820.- and the actual 
payments were € 16,763,765.-.      8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 13 September 2001 and will terminate with 31 December 2006. The paying period for cofinancing the subsidies provided by means 
out of the Structural Fund for Regional Developm ent (SFRD) under the scheme extends from 2002 till 
2008.      
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
38. AID SCHEME "SMALL TRADE CREDIT PROGRAMME" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Small Trade Credit Programme 
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by small enterprises according to the definition laid down in the relevant Commission 
Recommendation. Through the assistance the long-te rm credit financing of investments of small 
competitive trade enterprises shall be facilitate d by reducing the credit and interest risk.  
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Small Trade Credit Programme’", as amended   Authority and administrating state aid agen cies in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour, Ge neral Directorate "C1 - Economic Policy", 
Department 2 - Locational Policy and Internal  Market, in cooperation with the BÜRGES 
Promotion Bank Company, Ltd.   
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as guarantees. 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are granted to  small enterprises fulfillin g the pertinent criteria 
as laid down in the Commission Recommendation of 3 April 1996 on the Definition for small and 
medium-sized Enterprises. The maximum financing volume of credits guaranteed is € 200,000.-, the 
maximum term for such credits is twenty years, th e maximum guarantee rate is eighty per cent in each 
individual case.  7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
 
 Regarding the year 2004, no budgetary forecast  was made. Regarding 2003, the year to be 
reported on, the volume of all new guarantees committe d was € 7,600,000.-. In th e pertinent year, the 
maximum aid intensity connected with the issued  guarantees reached 1.5 per cent of the financing 
volume.      
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it  
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since September 1999 and will terminate 
with 31 December 2006.  
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has got oly minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
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 39. AID SCHEME "GUARANTEES FOR EN TERPRISES IN TOURISM 1999 - 2003" 
1. Title of the subsidy  
  Guarantees for Enterprises in Tourism by the Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour 
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
 Main purpose of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by small and medium-sized enterprises in  the tourism and the leisure time industry. Main 
objective followed through this aid scheme is to improve the general level of quality in these sectors.      
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "SME-Promotion Act", as amended, and "Guidelines on the Granting of Guarantees by the 
Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour for Enterprises in Tourism 1999 - 2003", as 
amended in 2001, based thereon  
 Authority in charge of supervising the application of the aid scheme:      Federal Ministry of Economy and La bour, Department V/4 - Tourism Promotion  
    Administrating state aid agency in charge of granting the subsidies:     Austrian Hotel and Tourism Bank (AHTLB) Company, Ltd.   
 
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the form of deficiency guarantees.   6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are exclus ively provided to smal l and medium-sized 
enterprises in the tourism and leisure time industr y. Depending on the terms of the underlying credit / 
loan contract, guarantees usually cover the risk of pr oject default over a period of twenty years.     
 
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the expenditure fo recast on guarantees was € 40, 000,000.-. In 2003, 
the year to be reported on, the total amount of guarantee commitments was € 29,839,044.-. During the total period of validity of the programme, a total of € 98,977,326 was guaranteed. In 2003, the amount 
of guarantee premiums totalled € 441,197.45. Only one guarantee amounting to € 60,000.- was 
realized.        8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 The original "existing" aid scheme had been applicable since 22 July 1999 and terminated 
with 31 December 2003. It was extended for anothe r three-year period until 31 December 2006.   
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 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
40. AID SCHEME "AUSTRIAN INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROMOTION FUND 
(AIRPF)" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Austrian Industrial Research Promotion Fund (AIRPF) 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Within the scope of its legal brief the "Austr ian Industrial Research Promotion Fund" pursues 
the following main objectives:  
 -  The implementation of the technology policy of the Austrian Government     
 -  The economic assistance to and the financing of industrial research, development and 
innovation projects 
 -  The stimulation of research in sectors where usually little research is carried out  -  The stimulation of joint national and jo int international research and development 
 -  The economic assistance to the technology transfer and the diffusion of R.- & D -
results, especially by means of the "Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF)" 
 -  The encouragement of young researchers       
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Background for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:   The "Austrian Industrial Research Promotion F und" is the most important source of finance 
for research, development and innovation projects carried out by enterprises. The fund which was 
founded in 1967 is an independent legal entity. AIRPF also assists to scientists developing new 
products in cooperation with companies. It helps th em by evaluating the prospects of each individual 
project, by initiating the contact with know-how tr ansfer agencies and searching for joint R.- & D.-
ventures. AIRPF also has been commissioned to mana ge the granting of state aid under the ITF with 
regard to investment projects characterized by a large element of research and development. ITF 
mainly assists to projects involving technology transf er and technology diffusion. Legal basis for the 
granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: "A ustrian Research Promotion Act", as amended, and 
"Guidelines on the Granting of Aid by the ‘Austr ian Industrial Research Promotion Fund (AIRPF)’", 
as amended in 1996, based thereon.   Authority and administrating state aid agenci es in charge of granting the subsidies:  
 Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Department I 2 - Research and 
Development Promotion, in cooperation with th e Austrian Industrial Research Promotion Fund 
(AIRPF)     G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 5. Form of the subsidy  
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the form of either non-repayable cash grants, low-interest loans ("soft loans"), interest rate s ubsidies or guarantees for credits and for loans. 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are usually provi ded to enterprises, to research institutions, to 
universities, to R.- & D. working groups and to individual scientists.   
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the total expenditure  forecast on subsidies was € 117,848.-. In 2003, 
the year to be reported on, the total amount of all the subsidies actually committed equalled 
€ 134,991.- with the overall gross cash grant equiva lent totalling € 73,817.-.  Payments for new and 
current projects amounted to € 107,400 in the pertinent year.   8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 18 November 1996 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity.   
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
41. AID SCHEME "ITF-SEED FINANCING PROGRAMME 2002" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 ITF-Seedfinancing Programme 2002    
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to pr ovide economic assistance to the formation of 
startups and to new ventures carried out by young high-tech enterprises in the field of technology.    
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Innovation and Technology Fund Act, State Gazette Edition No. 603/1987, as amended by 
State Gazette Edition No. 508/2002, and the "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the 
‘ITF-Seedfinancing Programme 2002’", based thereon 
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cies in charge of granting the subsidies: G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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  Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation a nd Technology, General Directorate III, Division 
"Innovation", Department I 2 - "Research and De velopment Promotion", in cooperation with 
the Innovation Agency Company, Ltd. 
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Aid under this aid scheme is provided as so calle d "mezzanin capital", with the interest rate 
and the manner of the repayment depending on the economic performance of the pertinent applicant 
and none of the usual collaterals being required. Th e usual period of the underlying loans is ten years 
each.    
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided bot h to physical persons and legal entities, e.g. 
private limited companies and partnerships, wh ich found or develop a commercial business. The 
eligibility of the projects extends neither to enterp rises employing a staff of more than twenty-five 
people or to enterprises, of which more than twenty-fi ve per cent of the capital is held by a firm with a 
payroll in excess of EURO 50 million and sales of over EURO 7 million or a total balance sheet sum 
exceeding EURO 5 million.  7. Annual amount budgeted for the subsidy, to tal amount of subsidy commitments and total 
amount of subsidy payments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the total amount of  revenue losses was estimated with 5.9 million. 
The total budgetary frame amounted to € 7 million. In 2003, the year to be reported on, the total 
amount of subsidy commitments was € 3.1 million and total revenue losses of € 0.2 million. The total 
volume of actual payments was € 3.7 million. 
  The average subsidy per project was € 0.5 million.        8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 16 December 2002 and will 
terminate with 31 December 2006.   9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
42. AID SCHEME "PROGRAMME FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE MULTI-MODAL 
TRANSPORTATION ROAD - RAIL - SHIP"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Programme for the Promotion of the multi-modal Transportation Road - Rail - Ship   2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004   G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy  
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment aiming at 
transferring the traffic from the roads to rail and to sea as well as at improving the means of 
transportation by rail and by ship. Main purpose of the aid scheme is to compensate the economic 
disadvantages of multimodal transportation through the provision of State Aid.   
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "Directive No. 1107/70 by the Council of the European Communities, as amended by the 
‘Directive No. 543/97 by the Council of the Eu ropean Communities’", "General Guidelines on 
the Granting of Aid to the Sector of Transport", as of 22 January 1989, and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Programme for the Promotion of the multi-modal Transportation 
Road - Rail - Ship’", as amended in 2004, based thereon    
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation a nd Technology, General Directorate III, Division 
"Innovation", Department I 7 - "Mob ility and Transport Technologies"  
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants.  6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to  carriers, to forwarding agencies, to freight 
forwarders and to other enterprises in the tran sport-service industries. Recipients may be both 
individual applicants, legal entities and private part nerships according to civil law and common law, 
but no territorial authorities.      Mechanism of granting the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 -  application / aid request by the investing enterprise  
 -  decision by an independent commission on whether to grant the aid requested or not   -  payment   -  generally effectuated in two instalments   -  after the subsidized costs of the investme nt were approved with respect to the relevant 
legal stipulations    
 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount bud geted for the subsidy and subsidy commitments
 
  Regarding the year 2004, the annual amount budgeted was € 6,182,000.-. In 2003, the year to be reported on, the volume of all the subsidies co mmitted was € 3,954,000.-. The total sum of actual 
payments amounted to € 2,884,000.-.        
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme will be  applicable until the end of 2008.   
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 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter had got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
43. AID SCHEME "PILOTPROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERMODAL 
TRAFFIC AND FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF PROJECTS IN THE MULTIMODAL TRAFFIC ON THE WATERWAY DANUBE"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
     Pilotprogram for the Development of interm odal Traffic and for the Assistance of Projects in 
the multimodal Traffic on the Waterway "Danube"   2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective / purpose of the aid scheme is  to compensate the economic disadvantages of 
intermodal and multimodal transporta tion on the waterway Danube through the provision of State Aid.   
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "General Guidelines on the Granting of Aid to the Sector of Transport", as of 
22 January 1989, and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Pilotprogram for the Development of intermodal Traffic and for the Assistance of Projects in the multimodal Traffic on the Waterway Danube’", based thereon    
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation a nd Technology, General Directorate III, Division 
"Innovation", Department I 7 - "Mobilit y and Transport Technologies"    
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants. 
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to  carriers, to forwarding agencies, to freight 
forwarders and to other enterprises in the tran sport-service industries. Recipients may be both 
individual applicants, legal entities and private part nerships according to civil law and common law, 
but no territorial authorities.   Mechanism of granting the subsidies under this aid scheme:  -  application / aid request by the investing enterprise   -  decision by an independent commission on whether to grant the aid requested or not 
 -  payment - generally effectuated in two instalments - after the subsidized costs of the  
investment were approved with respect to  the relevant legal stipulations    
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 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount bud geted for the subsidy and subsidy commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the amount earmarked w as € 1,000,000.- and part of the total annual 
budget of the aid scheme "Programme for the Promo tion of the mutimodal Transportation Road - Rail 
- Ship". There were neither subsid y commitments nor subsidy payments. 
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 22 June 2001 and will cease with 
31 December 2005.  
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade. 
 
44. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE TO THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER 
MANAGEMENT BY MEANS OF THE REGION OF STYRIA" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Assistance to the industrial Waste Water Management by Means of the Region of Styria 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to the water protection 
measures carried out by enterprises in the manufacturing industries.    
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid to the indus trial Waste Water Management by Means of 
the Region of Styria", as amended in 1999     
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of St yria, Department 19C - Local Water Supply 
 Management   5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants up to a maximum 
amount of ten per cent of the volume of the eligible gross investment costs, in each individual case. Therefore also the maximum gross cash grant equivale nt equals ten per cent of  the total volume of the 
eligible investment costs, in each individual case.     
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 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided exclusively to enterpri ses in the manufacturing 
industries. The aid is given according to the construc tion progress in realising the pertinent project to 
be subsidized and with regard to the available fi nancial means of both the Region of Styria and the 
"European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD)".  Grants are given to cover those additional 
environmental costs caused by cleaning or avoiding waste water, thus exceeding the legally prescribed level of environmental protection. Only projects carri ed out in Assisted Areas pursuant to Article 87 
Chapter 3 lit. c of the EC-Treaty are eligible. Excl uded from aid are operating costs, financing costs, 
the acquisition of land, leasing, taxes, fees and costs for removing old facilities.    
 
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  No expenditure forecast was made for s ubsidies in 2004. There were no new subsidy 
commitments either. The total amount of actual payments was € 1,808.- in 2003.     
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 24 January 2000 and will terminate 
on 31 December 2006. 
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade. 
 
45. AID SCHEME "NÖ.F.I.T.2006TOP"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Lower Austrian Tourism Invest ment Promotion Programme 2001 - 2006 
 (NÖ.F.I.T.2006TOP) 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by tourist enterprises in the Region of Lower Austria.  
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the  legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the Lowe r Austrian Tourism Investment  Promotion 
Programme 2001 - 2006 (NÖ.F.I.T.2006TOP)", as amended in 2001     
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Lowe r Austria, Department WST3 - Tourism   
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 5. Form of the subsidy  
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants.     6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to  enterprises in tourism and in the leisure time 
industry.     7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the total amount budgeted for aid equalled € 10,213,760.-, with a sum of € 7,771,000.- being earmarked for expenditu re commitments. In 2003, the year to be reported 
on, the volume of all the committed subsidies totalle d € 9,251,000.-, with the average aid intensity 
reaching 16.3 per cent. In the pertinent year, the to tal amount of actual payments reached € 5,012,835.-
.      8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 11 June 2001 and will expire on 
31 December 2006. 
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
46. AID SCHEME "PARTICIPATION IN THE TOURIST INDUSTRY WITHIN THE 
LOWER AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION MODEL"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Participation in the Tourist Industry with in the Lower Austrian Participation Model 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out by tourist enterprises in the Region of Lower Austria.  
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "Guidelines on Aid in the Form of Participati on in the Tourist Industry within the ‘Lower 
Austrian Participation Model’", as amended in  1997 authority and administrating state aid 
agency in charge of granting the subsidies: Office of the Regional Government of Lower 
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5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the form of equity capital.    
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to  enterprises in tourism and in the leisure time 
industry.     
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the total amount budge ted for aid equalled € 1,243,210.-. In 2003, 
the year to be reported on, the volume of all th e committed subsidies totalle d € 248,460.-, with the 
average aid intensity reaching 13.65 per cent. In  the pertinent year, the total amount of actual 
payments reached € 226,594.28.         8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been a pplicable since 3 December 1997 and has got an 
unlimited duration of validity. 
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
47. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE 
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY FUND (ITF)" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Assistance within the Framework of th e Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF)”    
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main purpose of this aid scheme is to provide economic assistance to research and development projects. Through this assistance i nnovation and technological development shall be 
strengthened.   
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 "Innovation and Technology Fund Act”, as amende d, and "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid 
within the Framework of the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF)”, as amended in 1996 and in 2002, based thereon Authority and admi nistrating state aid agencies in charge of  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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 granting the subsidies: Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, General 
Directorate III, Division "Innovation", Depa rtment I 2 - "Research and Development 
Promotion", in cooperation with the ERP-F und and the Austrian Industrial Research 
Promotion Fund  
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants. There are neither minimum nor maximum levels concerning the volume of the projects to be assisted.   
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to enterprises in the manufacturing industries 
and in the service-related industries. The aid sche me is applied independently by the two state aid 
agencies mentioned in paragraph 4.   
 
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  For 2004, a total amount of € 9.3 million was budg eted for subsidies to be administrated by 
the three State Aid agencies in charge of administra ting this aid scheme. Regarding 2003, the year to 
be reported on, the volume of the committed subsidi es totalled € 9.3 million, of which € 0.679 million 
referred to commitments by the Austrian Industr ial Research Promotion Fund, € 3.627 million to 
commitments by the ERP-Fund and € 4.984 million by the "Austrian Space Agency (ASA)". In the pertinent year, the total sum of actual payments on subsidies amounted to around € 4.8 million, of 
which € 0.553 million were effectuated by the Aust rian Industrial Research Promotion Fund, € 2.154 
million by the ERP-Fund and € 2.161 million by  the "Austrian Space Agency (ASA)".    
 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable under various focal points since 
22 January 1996. By mid-2003 the Innovation and T echnology Fund was liquidated. The Guidelines 
themselves will be still valid until the end of 2005, since the conditions for the provision of subsidies 
under the scheme will further exist on the legal basi s of the new Research and Technology Promotion 
Act, which amended the Innovatio n and Technology Fund Act. Work  on subsequently amending the 
Guidelines has already been started. Nevertheless there will not be any budgetary changes in the 
following years.    
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the application of the latter had got Only minimal effects on the international trade.    
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 48. AID SCHEME "REGIONAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOCAL POINT 
PROGRAMME (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - FO CAL POINT: ‘STRENGTHENING THE  
REGIONAL  ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY', PART: 'REGIONAL PLANNING RELOCATION PROGRAMME’"        
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 "Regional Planning Assistance Focal Point Programme (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - Focal Point: ‘Strengthening the Regional Economic Efficiency', Pa rt: 'Regional Planning Relocation Programme’"     
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
 Main objective of this aid scheme is to pr ovide economic assistance to relocation measures, 
especially taken by small and medium-sized enterpri ses, with respect to the general regional planning 
objectives.     4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
 
 Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Decision taken by the Regional Govern ment of Tyrol dated 14 November 2000, 
 Decision taken by the Regional Parliame nt of Tyrol dated 13 December 2000 and 
 "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Regional Planning Assistance Focal Point 
Programme (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - Focal Poin t: 'Strengthening the Regional Economic 
Efficiency', Part:'Regional Planning Reloca tion Programme’", as amended in 2001, based 
thereon Authority and administrating state aid ag ency in charge of granting the subsidies: 
Office of the Regional Government of Tyrol, Department - "Economic Assistance" 
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants up to a maximum 
aid intensity of five per cent of the total volume of  the eligible investment costs, in each individual 
case. In exceptional cases, particularly for projects in Assisted Areas a surplus of five per cent to the 
basic aid will be granted.  
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provide d exclusively to small and medium-sized 
enterprises.  
7. Annual amount budgeted for th e subsidy and subsidy commitments
 
  For 2004, the total expenditure forecast for subs idies was € 1.17 million. In 2003, the year to 
be reported on, the amount of the subsidies committ ed totalled € 401,152.-. Actual subsidy payments 
amounted to € 340,125.- in the previous year.  
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 8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it  
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 16 November 2000 and will terminate with 31 December 2006.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
49. AID SCHEME "SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR THE NATIONAL PARK REGION 
‘HOHE TAUERN’ IN TYROL" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Special Programme for the national Park Region ‘Hohe Tauern’ in Tyrol   
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to pr ovide economic assistance to measures promoting 
the economic development in the national park regi on "Hohe Tauern" in order to compensate for the 
legal and the commercial restrictions arisi ng from the creation of that national park.  
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Decision taken by the Regional Government of  Tyrol dated 8 March 1994 and "Guidelines on 
the Granting of Aid under the Special Programme  for the national Park  Region ‘Hohe Tauern’ 
in Tyrol", as amended, based thereon  
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Tyrol, Department - "Economic Assistance"  
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Aid under this aid scheme is provided either as a non-repayable cash grant, as an interest rate 
subsidy, as a low-interest loan („soft loan") or as a combination thereof.  
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to private persons, to enterprises, to cooperatives 
and to communities. The amounts of the aid depend on both the type of the recipient and the type of the investment project to be subsidized. Projects car ried out by enterprises are assisted by subsidies up 
to a maximum aid intensity of thirty per cent of the total volume of the eligible investment costs in 
each individual case. Non-commercial public projects are assisted by subsidies up to a maximum aid 
intensity of seventy per cent of the total volume of  the eligible investment costs in each individual 
case. Projects, which involve planning aspects, are as sisted by subsidies up to a maximum aid intensity 
of hundred per cent of the total volume of the eligible  investment costs in each individual case.       G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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7. Total amount of subsidy, annua l amount budgeted for the subsidy and total  amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  For the current year, an expenditure forecast was no longer made. Regarding 2003, the year to 
be reported on, the were no more new subsidy comm itments made.  The actual payments amounted to 
€ 580.140.- in the pertinent year.       8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "existing" aid scheme had been applicab le since 1 January 1992 and terminated with 
31 December 2001. This means, as from that date no further aid requests have been accepted by the 
responsible aid giving institutions. Consequently , the figures on subsidy co mmitments and subsidy 
payments indicated exclusively referred to aid requests which had been submitted still within the 
period of validity of the aid scheme. As a budgetary figure has no longer been estimated for the 
current year, no further payments are to expected.  
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter has only minimal effects on the 
international trade.    
 
50. AID SCHEME "IMPULSE PACKAGE TYROL 1999 - 2006" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
 
 Impulse Package Tyrol 1999 - 2006 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide  economic assistance in order to stimulate the 
regional economy. Main purpose of this economic assist ance is to promote investment projects carried 
out especially by small and medium-sized and enterpri ses in the fields of research and development. In 
specific cases, also projects of large enterprises can be subject to aid.   
 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme: 
 Decision taken by the Regional Governme nt of Tyrol dated 15 December 1998 and 
 "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under th e ‘Impulse Package Tyrol 1999 - 2006’", based 
thereon  
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Tyrol, Department - "Economic Assistance" 
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 5. Form of the subsidy  
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided eith er as non-repayable cash grants or soft loans. 
Aid is granted up to a maximum intensity of fift een per cent of the total volume of the eligible 
investment costs.        
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided prim arily to small and medium-sized enterprises, 
but also to larger enterprises in both the manufact uring industries and the service-related industries. 
 
7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments   
  The total budgetary frame on the expected e xpenditures in the entire seven-year programme 
from 1999 to 2006 is € 36.336 million. Regarding 2003, the year to be reported on, the volume of all 
the subsidies committed totalled € 2.65068 million. Th e total amount of the actual subsidy payments 
in 2003 was € 1.996608 million.     8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been app licable since 26 May 1999 and will be valid until 
31 December 2006.  9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
51. AID SCHEME "REGIONAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOCAL POINT 
PROGRAMME (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - FOCAL  POINT: ‘IMPROVEMENT OF THE 
INFRASTRUCTURAL ALPINE OFFER'" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  "Regional Planning Assistance Focal Point Programme (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - Focal Point: 'Improvement of the infrastructural alpine Offer'"      
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
 Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide support to the improvement of existing facilities in skiing areas.     4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Decision taken by the Regional Govern ment of Tyrol dated 14 November 2000, G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.1 
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  Decision taken by the Regional Parliame nt of Tyrol dated 13 December 2000 and 
 "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘Regional Planning Assistance Focal Point 
Programme (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - Focal Point: ‘Improvement of the infrastructural alpine Offer'", based thereon  
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Tyrol, Department - "Economic Assistance" 
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants up to a maximum 
aid intensity as laid down in the "Block Exemp tion Regulation on State Aid to small and medium-
sized Enterprises".  6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to municipalities, municipality-associations and 
tourism-federations. The granting of aid is contingent upon a separate contract with the ski-elevator 
and / or cable railway company.   7. Annual amount budgeted for th e subsidy and subsidy commitments
 
 
 For 2004, the expenditure forecast for subsidi es under the scheme was € 1,8 million. In 2003, 
the volume of subsidy commitments reached € 1,8 million. The total amount of actual payments was 
€ 1.714 million.   8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "EC-approved" aid scheme will be applicable until the end of 2006. 
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter had got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
52. AID SCHEME "ASSISTANCE TO RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION 
AND  FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION" 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Assistance to Research, Developmen t, Innovation and flexible Automation 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2003 and 2004 
 3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main purpose of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to investment projects 
carried out in the fields of research, development,  innovation and flexible automation. Main objectives 
of this economic assistance are to strengthen sm all and medium-sized enterprises and to enable 
R.&D.-orientated activities in the manufacturing in dustries and in the service-related industries.  
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 4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Decision taken by the Regional Government of  Tyrol dated 2 February 1993 and "Guidelines 
on the Granting of Aid to Research, Developm ent, Innovation and flexible Automation", as 
amended on 5 March 1996 based thereon  
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Tyrol, Department - "Economic Assistance"  
5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme were provided as non-repayable cash grants.  
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme were provide d to small and medium-sized enterprises. The 
amount of aid depended on the type of the pertinent investment project carried out. Grants for research 
and development projects totalled a maximum of thirty  per cent of the volume of eligible investment 
costs, grants for innovation projects totalled a ma ximum of ten per cent of the volume of eligible 
investment costs, grants for flexible automation projects totalled a maximum of ATS 150,000.- with a 
maximum aid intensity of forty per cent of the e ligible software costs and grants for innovation 
consultancy projects totalled a maximum of ATS 10,000. - with a maximum aid intensity of thirty per 
cent of the volume of eligible investment costs, in each individual case.         7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  For the year 2004, an expenditure forecast on subsidies was no longer made. In 2003, no new 
expenditure commitments were made either. In the pertinent year the total amount of subsidy 
payments was about € 40,000.-.     
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "existing" aid scheme had been applicab le since 2 March 1994 and already ceased with 
31 December 1998. As from that date, no further ai d requests have been accepted by the aid giving 
authority.   
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the appli cation of the latter had only got minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
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 53. AID SCHEME "REGIONAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOCAL POINT 
PROGRAMME (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - FO CAL POINT: ‘ESTABLISHMENT OF 
ENERGY-RELATED ENVIRONM ENTAL PROTECTION PROJ ECTS' - PARTS: 1) 
'CONSTRUCTION OF BIOMASS HEATING SYSTEMS'; 2) 'OFF-HEATING AND REGAINING WARMTH ENERGY'; 3)  'ELECTRICAL HEAT PUMPS'"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  "Regional Planning Assistance Focal Point Programme (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - Focal Point: ‘Establishment of energy-related environmental Pr otection Projects' - Parts: 1) 'Construction of 
Biomass Heating Systems'; 2) 'Off-Heating and Regaining Warmth Energy'; 3) 'Electrical Heat 
Pumps'"   
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004 
 
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provi de economic assistance to the financing of 
alternative and renewable energy-project s, like for instance biomass plants.   
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  Decision taken by the Regional Govern ment of Tyrol dated 14 November 2000, 
 Decision taken by the Regional Parliament of  Tyrol dated 13 December 2000 and Guidelines 
on the Granting of Aid under the "Regional Planning Assistance Focal Point Programme (RPAFPP) 2001 - 2006 - Focal Point: ‘Establis hment of energy-related environmental 
Protection Projects' - Parts: 1) 'Construction of  Biomass Heating Systems'; 2) 'Off-Heating and 
Regaining Warmth Energy'; 3) 'Electrical Heat Pumps'", based thereon  
 Authority and administrating state aid agen cy in charge of granting the subsidies: 
 Office of the Regional Government of Tyrol, Department - "Economic Assistance" 
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided as non-repayable cash grants with the pertinent 
aid intensity depending on the type  of project to be assisted.   
 6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Subsidies under this aid scheme are provi ded to both enterprises and communities. The 
construction of biomass heating system s is subsidized by grants up to a maximum aid intensity of forty 
per cent, while studies on such measures are assisted by grants up to a maximum aid intensity of 45 
per cent. The construction of facilities aiming at th e industrial usage of off-heating and the regaining 
of warmth energy is supported by grants up to  a maximum aid intensity of 20 per cent. The 
construction of electrical heat pumps is also subsid ized by grants up to a maximum aid intensity of 
20 per cent.      
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 7. Annual amount budgeted for th e subsidy and subsidy commitments  
  For 2004, the total expenditure forecast for subs idies was € 3.33 million. In 2003, the year to 
be reported on, the amount of the subsidies committe d totalled € 630,105.92. Ac tual subsidy payments 
amounted to € 498,043.- in the pertinent year.     
 
8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
  This "EC-approved" aid scheme has been applicable since 16 November 2000 and will terminate with 31 December 2006. 
 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.    
 
54. AID SCHEME "DISTRICT HEATING PROMOTION PROGRAMME"  
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  District Heating Promotion Programme  
 
2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2003 and 2004  
3. Policy objective and / or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Main objective of this aid scheme is to provide  economic assistance to the financing of district 
heating facilities. In particular, subsidies under the aid scheme aim at covering the costs of planning 
such facilities.     
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (includi ng the identification of the legislation under 
which it is granted )       
  Legal basis for the granting of the subsidies under this aid scheme:  "Guidelines on the Granting of Aid under the ‘District Heating Promotion Programme’" 
Authority and administrating state aid agency in charge of granting the subsidies: Office of the 
Regional Government of Lower Austria, Di vision "Construction", Department "General 
Construction Services" - Executive Unit for Energy Affairs   
 5. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Aid under this aid scheme is provided in the fo rm of either non-repayable cash grants or 
interest rate subsidies.  6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Subsidies under this aid scheme are provided to both enterprises and communities.      
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 7. Total amount of subsidy, annual amount budgete d for the subsidy and total amount of subsidy 
commitments  
  Regarding the year 2004, the total amount of the expenditure forecast on the expected subsidies equalled € 17.500.-, of which € 679,913. - referred to new expenditure commitments. In 
2003, the year to be reported on, subsidy commit ments amounted to € 16,797.28 and the total volume 
of actual subsidy payments was € 921,689.24. In 2 004, the total amount of subsidy payments was 
€ 662,412.79.  8. Duration of the subsidy and / or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 This "existing" aid scheme has been applicable  since 1 January 1991 and has got an unlimited 
duration of validity.  9. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Detailed statistics on the impacts on the interna tional trade by applying this aid scheme are not 
available, however, it can be assumed that the applic ation of the latter has got only minimal effects on 
the international trade.     
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